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Bradford’s Australian centre Adrian Purtell has relived the moment he thought he was going to die as he set a date for his comeback. The 28-year-old rugby league player has …

Wales’s Sam Warburton will have to make do with a place on the bench after interim head coach Rob Howley confirmed his replacements for this weekend’s Six Nations international away …

Shane Watson’s hopes of opening the batting in the first Test against India on Friday are fading fast and Australia’s vice-captain admits he’s likely to stay at No.4. The 38-Test …

Jubilation turned to embarrassment for Wales rugby strong man George North when he realised a pitch invader during an international fixture was his dad. After the 20-year-old winger sealed a …

British Formula One outfit Williams became the latest team to unveil their new car for the 2013 season on the first day of testing at Barcelona’s Catalunya circuit on Tuesday. …

Chelsea captain John Terry has waded into the debate over Frank Lampard’s future, revealing the squad are desperate for the England midfielder to remain Stamford Bridge. Lampard, 34, is contracted …

A maiden one-day domestic century from the returning Mitch Marsh was not enough for Western Australia to book a place in Saturday’s Cup final, with Tasmania winning by 51 runs …

Leeds coach Brian McDermott says his players had a new spring in their step when they arrived for the week’s first training session ahead of their World Club Challenge clash …

Midfielder Lucas Leiva believes Liverpool have secured a significant talent in youngster Philippe Coutinho and the Brazil international will try to help his compatriot settle in quickly. However, he will …

Carlos Checa has vaulted up the timesheets on day two of the World Superbike official testing at Phillip Island. The Spaniard finished with the fastest time on his Ducati, ahead …

South Australian swingman Chadd Sayers reckons he’s an honest trundler, not an Ashes bolter. But others may think differently after he destroyed NSW’s batting line-up on Tuesday. Sayers took 5-54 …

The AFL could have saved themselves 18 months, 58 interviews and 800 pages of evidence if they’d listened to Dean Bailey in the first place. What Bailey stated publicly when …

Rugby league’s international governing body has endorsed the NRL’s ban on the shoulder charge by extending it across all competitions. All rugby league matches – starting with this weekend’s World …

Parramatta chief executive Ken Edwards has downplayed fears the doping scandal hovering over the NRL will frighten off sponsors as the Eels announced the loss of their longtime backer. Edwards …

Victorian opener Chris Rogers has challenged the Australian selectors to reward his strong form this summer with a second shot at Test cricket. The 35-year-old left hander moved past Sir …

The blockbuster value of the NRL season opener has gone up several notches with the contest to now double as Sonny Bill Williams’ much-hyped return to the code. Williams will …

A depleted Queensland fought back with two late wickets on day two of the Sheffield Shield cricket match against Victoria at the MCG. A great diving catch from Cameron Gannon …

New coach Michael Potter doesn’t want to reinvent the wheel at Wests Tigers – he just wants a rethink as to when his side puts the pedal to the metal. …